Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb January 9, 1951) is an American countr… Read Full Bio ↴Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer, and is the sister of legendary country singer Loretta Lynn and distant cousin of singer Patty Loveless. In the late 70s and 80s, she had great pop crossover success with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", "Talking In Your Sleep" and "Half the Way". She is also famous for her nearly floor-length long hair and was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1983.

While Gayle is the younger sister of Loretta Lynn, her musical sound is very different from Lynn's. Gayle's career began as country music moved towards a more pop-oriented sound in the 1970s, as exemplified by such performers as Lynn Anderson and Barbara Mandrell. Gayle's music reflects the modern Nashville sound.

For The Good Times
Crystal Gayle Lyrics

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Don't look so sad, I know it's over
But life goes on and this old
World will keep on turning
Let's just be glad we had
Some time to spend together
There's no need to watch the
Bridges that we're burning

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blowing soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time
For the good times
I'll get along, you'll find another
And I'll be herе if you should
Find you ever need me
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forеver
There'll be time enough for sadness
When you leave me

Lay your head upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blowing soft against the window
And make believe you love me one more time

For the good times, for the good times
For the good times

Overall Meaning

The song "Making Up For Lost Time" by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris presents a theme of finding love in your life and realizing how much time you've wasted before that. The lyrics describes how the singer has finally found the right person after a long time of searching and waiting, and how they're ready to make up for all the time they've lost. The song begins with the image of the singer seeing their partner through the light in their window and realizing how bright the moon is shining on them. This imagery sets the tone for the rest of the song, showing how precious and rare this moment is, and how happy the singer is to be finally with their partner.

The verse goes on to describe how long the singer has been waiting for this kind of love in their life, and how grateful they are for finally finding it. The chorus repeats the idea of making up for lost time, emphasizing how much the singer wants to be with their partner and how much they want to express their love for them. The bridge talks about the beauty of finding the right person, and how it's worth all the time and roads it took to get there. The song ends with the repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the idea that the singer and their partner will make up for all the time they've lost.

Overall, the song "Making Up For Lost Time" is a beautiful and romantic song that expresses the idea that love is worth waiting for, and that it's never too late to find the right person. The lyrics are poetic and emotional, and the music adds to the romantic and dreamy atmosphere of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

I see you standing by the light in the window of my bedroom
I see you standing there clearly, illuminated by the moonlight shining through my window.

That old moon has never shined as bright as it's shining now on you
The moonlight shining on you right now is the most beautiful I've ever seen it.

I see a new star in the heavens for us tonight
I see something bright and hopeful in the stars above us, a symbol of good things to come for us.

I've been waiting for you most of my life
I've been longing for someone like you for a very long time, and I'm so glad you've finally come into my life.

Now that we're together and we're where we belong
Now that we're together, it feels like this is where we were always meant to be.

I can't help but wonder why, why did it take so long
I can't help but wonder why it took so long for us to find each other, but I'm so grateful that we did.

Sometimes it takes too much time to find the right one to say
Sometimes it takes a really long time to find the person you want to be with forever.

I wanna make you mine, I wanna make you mine
I want to be with you and only you, forever.

Be with you all the time
I want to be with you constantly, always by your side.

And be the only light in your eyes that ever shines
I want to be the one person who makes you feel truly happy and complete, the one who always makes your eyes shine bright.

Sometimes it takes too many roads to reach the right one to say
Sometimes you have to go down a lot of paths to find the one that leads you to the person you're meant to be with forever.

Here's where I wanna be, oh, what you mean to me
I know now that I want to be here with you, and you mean everything to me.

When we're making love
When we're sharing that intimate connection together.

I'll spend the rest of my life with you making up for lost time
I want to spend the rest of my days with you, making the most of the time we have left to make up for all the time we lost before we found each other.

Making up, making up for lost time
We're going to make up for all the time we lost before by being together and enjoying every moment we have.

We never spent together, lost time
We lost so much time not being together, and we can never get that time back.

Better late than never, lost time
While it's a shame we lost so much time, it's better that we found each other late than never at all.

You know we'll be everyday
We'll be together every single day, cherishing the time we have together.

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